Students are encouraged to seek out and apply for financial assistance from grant, loan, and private scholarship sources. Students can find more scholarship opportunities outside of IC using our Outside Scholarship Search Tools. 

Other websites with financial aid information include:

• U.S. Department of Education website
• New York State Higher Education Services Corporation website
• National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators website, which offers a comprehensive selection of other links
• Council for Exceptional Children website, which provides information on scholarship opportunities for students with disabilities

In addition to the financial aid programs listed in this catalog, there are many specialized aid programs available to students who are members of underrepresented groups or who are disabled. Among these is the following:

• Educational opportunities for persons who are disabled or legally blind — contact the New York State Education Department, Adult Career and Continuing Education Services Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR), 89 Washington Avenue, New York State Education Building Annex Room 580 EBA Albany, New York 12234 or by phone: 1-800-222-JOBS (5627); or the Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped, Office of Children and Family Services, The Atrium, 100 S. Salina Street, Suite 105, Syracuse, NY 13202, phone: 315-423-5417.